Wild cheers erupted from tens of thousands of demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square after word spread that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned. Demonstrators chanted "Egypt is free!" upon hearing the news.

Although it certainly had an effect. Democracy and self-governance is such a powerful force that even in the face of overwhelming violence, Iraqis turned out in phenomenal numbers to vote, in an exercise of power that had to have made others who lack that self-determination long for it.

I'm glad that posting in different colored font means people contributed to this happening, no matter how minute an effect it had. Because that then means anyone that's ever posted insults toward other people here is partly responsible for the tone of negative and dangerous rhetoric they've been complaining about when it comes from politicians like Sharron Angle.

I'm glad that posting in different colored font means people contributed to this happening, no matter how minute an effect it had. Because that then means anyone that's ever posted insults toward other people here is partly responsible for the tone of negative and dangerous rhetoric they've been complaining about when it comes from politicians like Sharron Angle.